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My biggest smile from Tokyo
You came out here five years ago
Her life song is a sad one
Her mom fell off when she was young
Her mom died off when she was young
Purple nights and yellow days
Neon signs and silver lakes
LA took a part of me
LA gave this gift to me
So drive me down Sunset Boulevard
I'm feeling nice in your white car
Playing Hanoi Rocks and Social D
My sweetest angel set me free
My sweetest saviour rescued me
Won't you whisper in my ear?
You look so good against my mirror
And you're my baby full of joy
You're my erotic brown eyed toy
You're my exotic black haired toy
Slipping letters under the door
Leave candy wrappers round my floor
And take me out of here round the canyons
Where the pavement meets the sand
Where the boardwalk creatures stand
So drive down Beverly Drive
Where my room's lit up all night
I've been so lonely in this bed
It's good to sleep with you instead
It's good to talk all night instead
Morning pours the ocean deep
Into the hollow of my sleep
But the ocean can't be mine
Your perfection can't be mine
So drive me down the 405
Where my airplane leaves tonight
I'm tipping up and touching down
Leave LA sparkling on the ground
LA glitters on the ground
LA sparkles on the ground
LA glitters on the ground
LA sparkles on the ground
You came out here five years ago
Her life song is a sad one
Her mom fell off when she was young
Her mom died off when she was young
Neon signs and silver lakes
LA took a part of me
LA gave this gift to me
I'm feeling nice in your white car
Playing Hanoi Rocks and Social D
My sweetest angel set me free
My sweetest saviour rescued me
You look so good against my mirror
And you're my baby full of joy
You're my erotic brown eyed toy
You're my exotic black haired toy
Leave candy wrappers round my floor
And take me out of here round the canyons
Where the pavement meets the sand
Where the boardwalk creatures stand
Where my room's lit up all night
I've been so lonely in this bed
It's good to sleep with you instead
It's good to talk all night instead
Into the hollow of my sleep
But the ocean can't be mine
Your perfection can't be mine
Where my airplane leaves tonight
I'm tipping up and touching down
Leave LA sparkling on the ground
LA glitters on the ground
LA sparkles on the ground
LA glitters on the ground
LA sparkles on the ground
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Am I the only one who prefers the original album version? For me the cadence and electric guitar is just perfect.
I agree. The timing is just right and there is something really sensual about it.
I agree. The timing is just right and there is something really sensual about it.
Check out the acoustic version on Kozelek's 'Little Drummer Boy' live cd... it's so different and imho much better!
This song has been sending chills down my spine for years.... And two weeks ago I heard Mark play it live in Stockholm. Now the chills are even worse, this here is like the most melancholy orgasm my ears have ever experienced.
According to Mark in a bootleg, this song is about a girl he met in a hotel lobby, a Japanese girl in Los Angeles, and he connected with her in a way he hadn't with anyone in years.
yep, i agree with the above, i am listening to the same version while typing. what a difference the live version is and i cant wait to see this guy in the uk in october. so what does it mean to me? it just brings excitment at the prospect of hearing it live for myself. its also the song before katys song on the live album which is the song that gets me the most.
I also agree that the Drummer Boy version is far better. Thing seems to be about accepting a situation and relationship for what it is, coming to grips with it's relevance in your life, then moving on.
Always affecting, but this is, by far, the best version of the song I've ever heard:
Always affecting, but this is, by far, the best version of the song I've ever heard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boIKuEl6l0Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boIKuEl6l0Y
There is something about the album version, the timing or something that just illustrates the song perfectly. For some reason it makes me think of literally flying into somewhere at night, seeing the lights of the city as you touch down. It's just perfect.
This song is amazing, and hits hard on me, cause the girl i love is Asian, and the song reminds me of her. But anyway, this song is simply about a former lover of Mark Kozelek's who was Japenese American who he knew in California. That is all.